Getting to Santa MonicaBy Plane: LAX Airport to Santa MonicaSanta Monica is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (-8GMT), in the Pacific Time Zone. The U.S. Daylight Savings Time is observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. Approx. Flying Times to LAX Airport From U.S. Locations : | Atlanta (ATL): | 4.0 hours | | Chicago (ORD): | 3.5 hours | | Dallas (DFW): | 2.5 hours | | Denver (DIA): | 2.0 hours | | Houston (IAH): | 3.0 hours | | New York (JFK): | 5.0 hours | | San Francisco (SFO): | 1.0 hours | | Seattle (SEA): | 2.0 hours | | Washington, D.C. (DCA): | 4.5 hours |
Approx. Flying Times to LAX Airport From International Locations:
| Auckland (AKL): | 12.5 hours | | Beijing (PEK): | 12.0 hours | | Cape Town (CPT): | 19.0 hours | | Copenhagen (CPH): | 11.0 hours | | Dubai (DXB): | 16.0 hours | | Edinburgh (EDI): | 10.0 hours | | Frankfurt (FRA): | 11.0 hours | | Hong Kong (HKG): | 14.0 hours | | London (LHR): | 10.5 hours | | Mexico City (MEX): | 3.0 hours | | Moscow (DME): | 11.5 hours | | San Juan (SJU): | 6.5 hours | | Singapore (SIN): | 16.5 hours | | Sydney (SYD): | 14.5 hours | | Tokyo (NRT): | 10.5 hours | | Vancouver (YVR): | 2.5 hours | Shuttle vans: Can be picked up on the lower level of LAX Airport. Approx. $20 per person one-way, $30 round-trip (not including tip). Group rates available. . Taxi: Approx. $30 (does not include tip approx. 15% of fare) Big Blue Bus: Two lines (the #3 and the new Rapid Blue #3) from Parking Lot C at LAX. Car: There are a variety of rental car companies located at or near Los Angeles International Airport. Information can be found online, through your travel agent, or by contacting Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau. By Train & AutomobileAmtrak: Terminal is located at Union Station, 800 N. Alameda Ave., Downtown Los Angeles. From there, taxis, shuttles, MTA buses or Big Blue Bus A variety of Automobile, Limousine and Tour Companies are available, with offices all over Santa Monica. Please contact Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau for more information. Getting Around Santa MonicaOn Foot: Most of Santa Monica is easily accessible by foot: from its three-mile beach, the city stretches inland only 30 blocks and is laid out on a simple grid. By Bus: The Big Blue Bus operates a variety of lines all across Santa Monica – such as the Mini Blue bus lines – and to neighboring communities. By Bike: A variety of bicycle rental outposts offer alternative transportation options all over Santa Monica . Getting to Neighboring AreasSanta Monica offers easy access to the Los Angeles network of freeways with express routes all across Southern California – from Downtown Los Angeles to Disneyland, from Pasadena’s Rose Bowl to Malibu. Surface streets offer scenic routes between neighborhoods. Big Blue Bus: Local lines serving Santa Monica, the west side of Los Angeles, LAX and ten neighboring communities. Express lines connect Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles. Metro Rapid and the Metro Bus: Serving Santa Monica, Downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood, the Valley and many other Southern California regions. Metrolink: Commuter light rail line serving greater Los Angeles and other Southern California counties.
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